Behind the scenes of the London 2012 opening ceremony

@PRS264 11 years ago

I was there. I was one of those Working Men & Women. What a great piece of recording. Hearing all those commands, I was re-living the whole experience in real time. Gosh, I've got tears in my eyes. I am moved. Thanks for posting this.

@donotserorator 10 years ago

I was a sound engineer on the night it was a truly fantastic experience , I was on the parapet looking down but I had my radio loop on ...The ground guys were amazing But the star was Toby ..he and his associate producers were world class. Missing 2012.....Chris

@namansrivastav2008 1 year ago

It was indeed one of the best ceremonies in history with exceptional concept and brilliant background score

@johnfoster6765 4 years ago

So calm! The lady on the Comms was rock solid! Whoever you are... what an amazing achievement

@willrichardson5931 yesterday

My goodness that brought back memories. Well done to everyone involved. Such an incredible night.

@chrisdaniels1947 10 years ago

Watching this more than a year after it happened, it still brings tears to my eyes. I was one of the WMW and will never forget this amazing emotional night, and the 150 hours of damp rehearsals that preceded it!

@drbjsh 11 years ago

Thanks so much for this! I was also a Working Men & Women performer. Very very emotional to see and hear the performance from this perspective. Brings back memories of a fantastic experience!!!!! Thanks!

@mrtomjoy 11 years ago

wow it was great to hear what was going on behind the scenes, well done guys, you were all awesome.

@kiuza8088 3 years ago

CONTROLLED CHAOS.. NEVER GETS TIRED REWATCHING THIS

@Coachd1g 7 years ago

Still watching in 2016.

@tymccarthy5465 8 years ago

WOW! Thanks for posting this! I watched it side by side with the television footage. Simply incredible!

@metroguy1978 11 years ago

i was involved in this scene, and your camera is looking over my county (Fife). incredible to hear the commands that we had coming through our ears.

@suhyunkim3905 5 years ago

2012 런던 올림픽 연출을 위하여 애쓰신 분들의 노고가 느껴집니다. 다섯 번째 런던 올림픽의 20주년은 휴전선을 걷어낸 한반도에서 2032 서울ᆞ평양 공동 올림픽으로 풍성하게 보답해 드리겠습니다. From Seoul to London, From Manchester to PyongYang, via KTX & British Railroad's Int'l Train!!!

@ChrisSidwellSmith 7 months ago

12 years ago! Still gives me goosebumps!

@ArcofNeptune 11 years ago

Thank you for posting this! This is a really interesting record of what was going on, and of course, like all the Olympic videos, very moving too!

@TheMightyKinkle 10 years ago

You should rename this video 'Isolated Performer Earpiece Video', or something like that. You'll get thousands of view then

@TrysilBoy 10 years ago

Thanks for sharing this! Fascinating to see how you all put it together! Awesome job!

@MoiUnMouton 11 years ago

Thanks for doing that, awesome to see those shots, enjoyed it more than the BBC footage, and great to be reminded of the IEM commentary :) Steve, 769, Isle of Wight